On Wednesday, the House passed third reading of Bill 166, Strengthening Protection for Ontario Consumers Act, 2017. The Bill protects consumers making major purchases including travel services, event tickets and real estate. The Bill also prohibits scalper bots from purchasing large quantities of tickets and reselling them at a higher price. Both the NDP and the PCs voted against Bill 166.

Also on Thursday, the Minister of Tourism Culture and Sport introduced Bill 193, Rowan's Law (Concussion Safety). The Bill would, if passed, protect amateur athletes by improving concussion safety on the field and at school.

In Private Members’ Business:

At the initiative of the Government House Leader, the opposition parties agreed to third reading passage of 6 Private Member’s Bills. The House passed:

Bill 74, Trans Day of Remembrance Act sponsored by NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo, Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers and PC MPP Lisa MacLeod passed third reading in the House. The Bill proclaims November 20th as the Trans Day of Remembrance.

Motion #80 sponsored by Liberal MPP Sophie Kiwala passed second reading in the House. The motion recognizes September 9th as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day and recognizes the need for further collaboration between parent groups, service providers and educators to assist those with FASD.

Bill 182, Compassionate Care Act sponsored by PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff passed second reading in the House. The Bill would, if passed, mandate the Minister of Health and Long Term Care establish a provincial framework to improve access to hospice and palliative care. Recently, the government released Aging with Confidence: Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors that includes among other measures an expansion of hospice beds across the province.

Bill 183, Fairness in Petroleum Products Pricing Act sponsored by NDP MPP Gilles Bisson was defeated in the House. The Bill proposed to regulate the price of petroleum products. These types of measures typically lead to an increase in fuel prices and was opposed by Liberal members.